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  • Pinus
  • マツ科マツ属
  • 日本

日本文化に根付いた象徴の木

冬でも青々とした葉を付ける松は不老長寿の象徴とされ、冬でも青い竹、冬に花を咲かせる梅と合わせ「松竹梅」と呼ばれおめでたい樹とされる。魔除けや神が降りてくる樹としても珍重され、正月の門松には神を出迎えるという意味がある。万葉集に詠まれるなど古来から日本を代表する木の一つ。硬くて丈夫で艶が良いので、階段材、床材など強さを求めるものや柱や梁、建築材に使用される。

A symbolic tree rooted in Japanese culture

Even in winter pine trees with lush leaves are regarded as symbols of longevity and longevity, combined with blue bamboo in winter, plum blossoms in winter, "shochikui plum" is called a congratulatory tree. It is also prized as an amulet and a tree from which the god comes down, meaning that we can welcome God to New Year 's Kadomatsu. One of the trees that represent Japan since ancient times, such as being recited in Manyoshu. Because it is hard, durable and glossy, it is used for stairworks, flooring materials and other items seeking strength, pillars and beams, building materials.